Adaptable integrated-content product development system
First Claim
1. A computer implemented project planning system, comprising:
- a. a computer implemented content loaded project planning template generator which creates a plurality of content loaded project planning templates;
b. a hierarchical project planning architecture organizational element which operates on said plurality of content loaded project planning templates;
c. a computerized project planning tool which acts upon said content loaded project planning templates as they are organized into said hierarchical project planning architecture; and
d. a computer implemented user interaction element to which said computerized project planning tool is responsive and with which a computerized project planning tool user may interact.
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Abstract
A product development system having application with respect to products and services across multiple industries and markets which reduces development time and increases probability of product or service success. The invention focuses on apparatus and methods of integrating sufficient information into product development cycles to help ensure successful product creation, and to help ensure that the product development cycle may be successfully repeated with respect to the development of additional products and services. A computer implement product planning tool provides a main project planning application having a hierarchical product planning architecture configured to be interactive with project planning tool user.
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238 Claims
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1. A computer implemented project planning system, comprising:
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a. a computer implemented content loaded project planning template generator which creates a plurality of content loaded project planning templates;
b. a hierarchical project planning architecture organizational element which operates on said plurality of content loaded project planning templates;
c. a computerized project planning tool which acts upon said content loaded project planning templates as they are organized into said hierarchical project planning architecture; and
d. a computer implemented user interaction element to which said computerized project planning tool is responsive and with which a computerized project planning tool user may interact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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26. A computer implemented method of project planning, comprising the steps of:
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a. generating content loaded project planning templates;
b. organizing said content loaded project planning templates into a hierarchical project planning architecture;
c. maintaining said content loaded project planning templates organized into said hierarchical project planning architecture within a computerized project planning tool; and
d. configuring said computerized project planning tool to interact with a computerized project planning tool user. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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52. A computer implemented project planning system, comprising:
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a. a computer implemented navigator having computerized project planning prompts which guides a project planning tool user through a hierarchical project planning architecture;
b. a planning prompt generator;
c. a task list access element d. a task list generator responsive to said task list access element having selectable task generators;
e. a content loaded project planning template responsive to said task generator;
f. a guide element having task content relative to said content loaded project planning template;
g. a task detail tailor element to which tailored task details are responsive and to which said content loaded project planning template is responsive;
h. a prompt element to which said task detail tailor element is responsive;
i. a tailored task detail memory element; and
j. a content loaded project planning template generator which generates at least one content loaded project planning template having tailored task details. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A computer implemented method of project planning, comprising the steps of:
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a. navigating at least one project planning tool user through a computer implemented hierarchial project planning architecture having computerized project planning prompts;
b. accessing a selectable task list having tasks;
c. prompting at least one planning project user to select at least one task from said selectable task list;
d. generating at least one content loaded project planning template responsive to said at least one task;
e. guiding said at least one project planning tool user with task content within said at least one content loaded project planning template;
f. prompting said at least one project planning tool user to tailor task details of said task content within said at least one content loaded project planning template;
g. tailoring said task details of said task content within said at least one content loaded project planning template;
h. saving tailored task details to memory of said at least one computerized project planning tool; and
i. generating a content loaded project planning template having tailored task details. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219)
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132. A computer implemented project planning system comprising:
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a. maintaining a plurality of task details responsive to at least one computerized project planning tool;
b. an external database;
c. an export element responsive to said project planning tool and said external database;
d. an automatic population element which is responsive to said plurality of task details and said export element;
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158. A computer implemented method of project planning, comprising the steps of:
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a. holding at least one task detail in at least one computerized project planning tool;
b. exporting said at least one task detail from said at least one computerized project planning tool to at least one computerized project scheduling tool;
c. populating said at least one computerized project scheduling tool automatically with said at least one task detail by said computerized project planning tool; and
d. generating a project schedule having said at least one task detail automatically by said at least one computerized project scheduling tool.
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168. A computer implemented method of project planning as described in claim to 167, wherein said step of holding said at least one task detail in at least one computerized project planning tool comprises holding said task detail in a content loaded project planning template
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191. A computer implemented method of project planning, comprising the steps of:
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a. holding at least one task in at least one computerized project planning tool;
b. prompting at least one computerized planning tool user by said computerized project planning tool to assign said task;
c. assigning said task automatically by said at least one computerized planning tool user to at least one task owner;
d. generating a content loaded project plan automatically by said at least one computerized project planning tool. - View Dependent Claims (207, 208)
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220. A computer implemented project planning system comprising:
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a. a content loaded task memory element;
b. a prompt element which is responsive to said content loaded task memory element;
c. an assignment element which is responsive to said prompt element and which communicates with at least one computer user; and
d. an automatic content loaded project plan generator which generates at least one content loaded project plan. - View Dependent Claims (221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237)
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238. A computer implemented method of project planning, comprising the steps of:
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a. holding at least one task in at least one computerized project planning tool;
b. prompting of at least one computerized planning tool user by said computerized project planning tool to estimate resources to said at least one task;
c. generating task details by said computerized project planning tool;
d. estimating resources for said task details;
d. generating a basis of estimate by said computerized project planning tool;
e. inputting estimated resources into said basis of estimate; and
f. generating an estimate of project plan resources automatically by said at least one computerized project planning tool.
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